Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says stakeholders of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should be focused on promoting peace and unity.
He said this on Tuesday after a meeting with the PDP board
of trustees (BoT) in Rivers.
The meeting comes amid crisis in the party over calls for
Iyorchia Ayu to step down as the national chairman of the party.
Wike, who said he would stand by his word on remaining with
the party, added that the focus should be on fostering unity to ensure victory
for the PDP in the forthcoming elections.
“Like the acting chairman of the board of trustees has said,
peace is the most important to have unity, even if it takes you longer days,”
he said.
“What is important is that the house is united for the war
that is coming at the front. The issue of whether they achieved peace today or
not is immaterial.
“What is material at the end of the day is that PDP is
united. I think that is the message. We have said repeatedly that we are not
leaving the party, but that does not mean that there are no internal issues
that ought to be sorted out.
“I think what they are here for is to see how they can sort
out some internal issues. I think that point has been made.”
Asked how hopeful he is, Wike expressed optimism about a
resolution of the crisis.
“Once you are alive, why will you not be hopeful? It is only
a dead person that is not hopeful. So, being alive, it is ultimately that you are
hopeful,” he said.
On his part, Adolphus Wabara, PDP BoT chairman, said the
board remains committed to keeping the party united, adding that the issues
would be resolved “very soon”.
“This meeting took
about four hours. We have not concluded. It’s always easy to destroy, but to
make peace takes some time. But I think we are better informed,” he said.
“Every coin has two sides. We have been briefed by his
excellency, and we will go back to Abuja to digest all that we have gathered
from his excellency. One good thing is that this family remains one.”
Meanwhile, before the meeting started, there was some back
and forth over if journalists should be present during discussions.
Wike said he’d prefer that journalists be present, but
Wabara sought the cooperation of the governor for the meeting to hold behind
closed doors, adding that the press would be briefed after the meeting.
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